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Civil War

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

2.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

3.

One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:

a)

the other states refused to trade with South Carolina

b)

people in SC believed their state's rights were being denied

c)

our state was too far away from the state capital

d)

plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

4.

What happened at the Secession Convention?

a)

The leaders all got sick with yellow fever.

b)

The leaders got into a fight, and nothing was solved.

c)

The leaders signed the Ordinance of Secession, which said South Carolina has left the Union.

d)

The leaders decided not to secede.

5.

Lincoln ordered a blockade of Charleston and the entire south to:

a)

keep a closer watch on the South

b)

keep the South from getting any supplies

c)

catch seafood along the coast

d)

keep southerners from escaping to the North

6.

What are two ways Shermans' march affected South Carolina?

a)

Sherman's men gave out medical supplies and food to soldiers.

b)

Sherman's men burned homes and buildings and left destruction all through the state.

c)

His march helped South Carolinians by giving them some entertainment to take their mind off the war.

d)

Sherman's march freed slaves all over South Carolina and made Confederate soldiers angry.

7.

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

a)

to help slaves escape to freedom

b)

to provide an underground train that slaves could ride on

c)

a way to sneak soldiers across enemy lines

d)

a plan to end the Civil War

8.

How did the H.L. Hunley affect the Civil War?

a)

it sank most of the Union's navy

b)

it sank a Union ship, but didn't end the war. (and didn't make it home)

c)

it ended the Union Blockade

d)

it didn't sink any ships

9.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
10.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 
a)

uphold national honor

b)

prevent foreign involvement

c)

free all slaves

d)

preserve the Union

12.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
13.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
14.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -- Abraham Lincoln 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
a)
slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
b)
sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
c)
the Souther states should be allowed to secede
d)
to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery
15.
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
unified popular support for the war effort
b)
superior military leadership
c)
economic aid from Great Britain and France
d)
greater human and economic resources
16.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
17.
What conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration?
a)
The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads
b)
The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South
c)
Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South
d)
The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South
18.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
19.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

20.

Who was the general that surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 ending the Civil War?

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Abraham Lincoln

21.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Richmond, Virginia

c)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

22.

What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

a)

to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

b)

to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

c)

to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war by using total war

d)

to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

23.

Who was this President of the Union?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

24.

What river was an important resource during the war?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

Amazon

d)

Delaware

25.

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Atlanta, GA

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Richmond, VA

26.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?

a)

It gave all slaves in the North their freedom immediately.

b)

It persuaded European nations to support the Confederacy.

c)

It changed the purpose of the war to the end of slavery.

d)

It forced the Confederacy to free the slaves right away.

27.

What did women do during the war?

a)

They ran farms and businesses in the places of the men who went off to war.

b)

Some served the military as messengers, guides, scouts, smugglers, or spies.

c)

Many provided medical care for sick and wounded soldiers.

d)

all of the above

28.

Which of these describes General Sherman’s march through Georgia?

a)

an example of total war

b)

a defeat for both armies

c)

a peaceful end to the conflict

d)

the bloodiest battle of the war

29.

The commanding general of the Confederate army was

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

William Sherman

30.

Why was the attack on Fort Sumter significant?

a)

It was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.

b)

The Confederacy surrendered.

c)

The first shots of the Civil War were fired.

d)

General Pickett charged the Union line.

31.

Which state was the first to succeed from the Union?

a)

Virgina

b)

Texas

c)

South Caronlia

d)

Georgia

32.

What was the MAIN point of Lincoln's first inaugural address?

a)

Abolish slavery throughout the US

b)

Preserve the union and stay together as the US

c)

Strike back at confederate rebel states

d)

Appoint a new general of the Union Army

33.

Superior transportation, an industrialized economy, and a large population describes the

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

34.

Agricultural economy, superior military leadership, and a large slave population describes

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

35.

Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?

a)

More Troops

b)

They had home fields and familiar lands

c)

Better Weapons

d)

Better Transportation

36.

Which word means to leave or withdraw from?

a)

Secede

b)

Ironclad

c)

Border State

d)

Casualty

37.

The name given to the northern states were called?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

38.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
39.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
40.

The South's system of forced labor in which people were treated as property

a)

slavery

b)

states' rights

c)

tariffs

d)

factories

41.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
42.

Who was Harriet Tubman?

a)

She led more than 300 slaves through the Underground Railroad.

b)

She started the Underground Railroad.

c)

She died being a slave in 1913.

d)

A woman born in Africa.

43.
What crop was grown in the South that increased the need for slave labor?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Soybeans
d)
Cotton